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It seems hard to believe, but the NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) patient feedback tool is five years old. Incredibly, the short feedback request has, over that time, pulled together more than 50 million responses from patients. As it stands, the FFT is one of the largest collections of patient voice in the world. While

(Time to read: 5 minutes) Figures released this week show that public satisfaction with the overall NHS has dropped 6% in a year, taking it to 57% – its lowest level since 2011. More worryingly, public satisfaction with GP services has fallen to its lowest level (65%) since records began in 1983, according to the

In its handy mythbusters series of articles, the CQC aims to set the record straight about a number of common misconceptions – including the belief that patient surveys are a mandatory annual job for practice managers. The facts When asked if patient surveys are an annual must-do task, a spokesperson at the CQC told us: